SAN Terminal 1 is finally being rebuilt (estimated phase I completion 2023)

SAN Terminal 1 is finally being rebuilt (estimated phase I completion 2023)

SAN recently released their environmental impact report for the Terminal 1 rebuild. The project will occur in two phases, eventually culminating in the demolition of both the current T1 and the eastern half of T2. Best of all, there'll finally be an airside connection between the two terminals. Per this news article they're expecting all approvals to occur by next year and the first phase to complete construction in 2023.

Anyway, can't wait for the renderings to see what it'll ultimately look like.

officials from the city of San Diego, the Port of San Diego, San Diego County, the Metropolitan Transit System, the San Diego Association of Governments, the California Coastal Commission, the California State Lands Commission and the state Department of Transportation submitted stern – at times exasperated – letters opposing the airport’s approach.

The opposition could derail the project, and has revealed massive disagreement over the best way to improve the airport’s connection to transit and deal with its continued growth.

It would be nice to get the terminal renovated, but the continued focus on on-site parking over transit is annoying.

There's a proposed plan to redevelop the SPAWAR property northeast of the airport as an extension to the Old Town Transit Center with a possible tunnel based connection to the airport: https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topi...ransit-vision/. Supposedly it might be done as a public-private partnership, too.

The downside, of course, is that at least some of the financing might depend on an initiative being passed by voters. Considering that 2/3rds majorities are generally required for tax increases in California, I'm not sure enough people will be down for it.